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Hashim, Azirah – AILA Review, 2009
This paper focusses on language and education issues in Malaysia as they have unfolded in the context of nation building, societal multilingualism and globalization from independence to the present day. The paper first examines the origin and nature of language and medium-of-instruction policies in Malaysia and the rationale for them. Secondly, it…
Descriptors: Language Planning, Language Role, Global Approach, Criticism
Lim, Lisa – AILA Review, 2009
This paper considers the real mother tongues of Singapore, namely the Chinese "dialects" and Singlish, the linguistic varieties which, respectively, arrived with the original immigrants to the rapidly developing British colony, and evolved in the dynamic multilingual ecology over the decades. Curiously these mother tongues have been…
Descriptors: Language Maintenance, Sanctions, Dialects, Official Languages
Rajagopalan, Kanavillil – AILA Review, 2005
This paper is an attempt to take stock of the politics of language as it has been playing out in Latin America, ever since the countries in this region were colonized by European powers, mainly Spain and Portugal. Linguistic imperialism is by no means a new phenomenon in this part of the world. In more recent times, the relentless advance of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Politics of Education, Language Dominance, Foreign Policy